Becoming quite the cult phenomena due to their eclectic stylings, nonsensical sound and simply buzzing personality, Electric Six brought forth some of the greatest rock’n’roll tracks to come out of the early 2000s tonight, when the group played to a sold out Concorde 2. They bring with them the…
Some shows give you the sensation of watching a career burst into life but tonight felt less like an arrival and more like the discovery of a fully formed star. Jade Bird, from Hexham in Northumberland, may only be 20 but she has a timeless and ageless quality about…
Another week, another gig where Lout Promotions are celebrating Brighton’s terrific live scene by bumping up a great band to headline status. This time it’s with Of Empires, who have been causing a stir for a while now with their brand of bluesy-desert-rock that scans all of rock’n’roll’s history for…
Partway through a night that was strictly for the faithful, Steven Patrick Morrissey paused to address his congregation. “Some of us in this business, we don’t want or need silly awards like the BRITs. We just want… you”. While he may appear dismissive towards those who ignore him, tonight…
Everyone’s favourite indie-dance Glaswegians showed no signs of slowing down on Sunday night in what was a career-spanning live show that exhibited elements of their entire repertoire. Whether or not they mean it, the title of their new record Always Ascending is exactly the mind-set Franz Ferdinand have embodied throughout…
Hidden Herd, the online new music magazine, brought their ‘Hidden Herd Presents’ show to Brighton for the first time with a line-up that showcased the eclecticism of their listening tastes at The Hope & Ruin on a bitterly cold Wednesday night. Indie power pop band Bokito, dance pop duo MOONOVERSUN,…
There’s no doubt about it, the Brighton music scene is at the highest peak it’s ever been. In 2018 alone we’ve been honoured with a Tigercub homecoming show at Concorde 2, Glum’s first ever headline show at Green Door Store, Fur’s immense take-down of The Haunt, along with top bands…
Few bands split popular opinion like Stereophonics. To many people, they were (and still are) up there with the big beasts of indie-rock in the late 90s and early 00s and, unlike the majority of their peers, they still remain an arena-filling band of some note 20 years later.
You can tell the health of a music scene not by looking at the leading lights and the major stars, but by examining the lower rungs of the ladder. So it is with Brighton: global superstars such as Royal Blood and Rag n’ Bone Man reflect well on our…
Playing their largest headline show to date, upcoming Brighton talent FUR brought together a packed show tonight which was fun, fresh and what may possibly be the resurgence of a genre into the modern age. Opening tonight are BLUSH, a Brighton group who already have a great deal…